Greven
{{about|the place in North Rhine-Westphalia|Greven in Mecklenburg|Greven, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|the film producer|Alfred Greven}}
{{Infobox German location
|imagesize =
|image_caption = Railway station in Greven
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 05 5 66 012
|type = Town
|image_photo = Bahnhof Greven, Straßenansicht-8549.jpg
|image_coa = DE Greven COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|52|05|30|N|7|36|30|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Greven in ST.svg
|state = Nordrhein-Westfalen
|region = Münster
|district = Steinfurt
|elevation = 45
|area = 140.26
|postal_code = 48268
|area_code = 02571
02575 Reckenfeld
|licence = ST, BF, TE
|divisions = 3
|website = [https://www.greven.net/ www.greven.net]
|mayor = Dietrich Aden[https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/kommunalwahlen/2020/index_bm.shtml Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020], Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
|leader_term = 2020–25
|party = CDU
}}
Greven ({{IPA|de|ˈɡʁeːvn̩|-|De-Greven.ogg}}; Westphalian: Graiwen) is a medium-sized town in the district of Steinfurt, in Germany's most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia and close to the city of Münster.
Geography
=Division of the town=
Greven consists of the following districts
- Greven
- Reckenfeld
- Gimbte
- Schmedehausen
=Neighbouring municipalities=
Transport
=Airport=
Greven is home to North Rhine-Westphalia's fourth-largest airport Münster Osnabrück Airport (IATA code: FMO) transporting approx. 2.5 mil. passengers in 2009, but only 1.2 mil. in 2012 to destinations in Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa.
=Railway=
- Regional express trains (Regional Express) - these trains do not stop at all stations:
- Emden (north sea)-Leer(Ostfriesland)-Meppen-Lingen(Emsland)-Rheine-Greven-Münster Hauptbahnhof (Main railway station).
- Regional trains (Regional Bahn) - these trains stop at all stations:
- Rheine-Mesum-Emsdetten-Reckenfeld-Greven-Münster Sprakel-Münster Zentrum Nord-Münster Hauptbahnhof(Main railway station).
=Roads=
The autobahn A1 from Heiligenhafen in Schleswig-Holstein to Saarbrücken passes near Greven, furthermore 2 bundesstrassen, B481 and B219.
=Waterways=
The Dortmund-Ems Canal crosses through Greven and was lately enlarged to carry ships up to 2,000 tons.
Twin towns – sister cities
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Greven is twinned with:{{cite web|title=Greven und Montargis – Partnerstädte seit 1968|url=https://www.greven.net/stadtinfo_wirtschaft/stadtinfo/montargis/partnerschaft.php|website=greven.net|publisher=Greven|language=de|access-date=2021-03-10|archive-date=2021-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516081633/https://www.greven.net/stadtinfo_wirtschaft/stadtinfo/montargis/partnerschaft.php|url-status=dead}}
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Montargis, France (1968)
See also
- Emsa (household goods) (1949)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
{{Commons category|Greven}}
{{Cities and towns in Steinfurt (district)}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
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